What do turtles normally eat?

Answer 1

Baby turtles are mostly carnivorous and their diets should be high in calcium and other nutrients. I would only feed Total Turtle from PNWTurtleworks.com. They are the only pellets formulated by a turtle breeder for high hatchling survival rates. There is nothing better. But still they should get a varied diet with some earthworms, crickets, baitfish, other insects, strips of chicken hearts, and veggies will be added as it grows.

Answer 2

It depends on the type of turtle. Yellow bellied and red ear sliders need Reptomin Turtle Pellets. HBH Turtle bites are a favorite of all of my water turtles. It is made of coconut, paypaya, apricot, banana, pineapple, apple, spinach, broccoli, carrots and dates. They also enjoy fresh strawberry, melon and other fresh fruits and vegetables. They will eat goldfish and tadpoles if you add them to the aquarium. They also eat plants such as anachris.

Some turtles are meat eaters and will eat mice and insects. Most will eat mealworms, wax worms and crickets. Some will eat pinky mice. The size of the mouse to be fed should be based on the size of the turtle.


Box turtles can be fed fruits, vegetables, mice, insects and a commerical diet formulated for box turtles that can be found in pet stores.
A balanced diet is key to your pet turtle's health and happiness. When shopping for food for your turtle, consider its activity level, habitat and species. Pets that
Different turtles eat different things, so determine the type of turtle you have before you feed it.
What you should feed your turtle depends on the type of turtle you own.

Answer 3

crayfish,snails,frogs and even baby ducks

turtles normally eat crickets, grub worms, earthworms, poisonus mushrooms, and strawberries. but they mostly eat crickets. turtles normally eat crickets

Answer 4

Baby turtles like to eat lots of greens, such as fruits and vegetables.

However, they are more carnivorous when young, and slowly become more herbivorous as they grow.

Answer 5

Turtles are omnivorous. They like turtle pellets, bloodworms, mealworms, live fish (such as guppies or goldfish), and leafy greens such as spinach and lettuce (as long as it floats)

Answer 6

Small turtles found in dams eat small insects and other bugs. These turtles are poor hunters and are very small.

Answer 7

Its omniverous, meaning that it eats both living BUGS and plants

Answer 8

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